Varun Tej made a grand comeback to the big screens today (November 14, 2024), with Matka, the period action-drama film. The movie, helmed by Palasa 1978-fame director Karuna Kumar, is set in the backdrop of Visakhapatnam city of the late 1950s. After its initial shows, Matka has received excellent reviews from both the audience and critics. Varun Tej, the leading man, has reportedly delivered a fine performance, as ‘Matka’ Vasu in the film.

Netizens hail Varun Tej’s performance in Matka

After the first shows, the Karuna Kumar directorial has received exceptional reviews from both the audience and critics. Varun Tej, who played the central character Matka Vasu in the period action-drama film, has highly impressed the netizens with his power-packed performance in the film. The popular actor’s fans and the cine-goers are now heaping praises on Matka and are stating that the leading man’s performance is his ‘career-best’. While considering the exceptional reviews, Matka has a high chance of having a glorious run at the box office.

"Career best performance from @IAmVarunTej... he just lived in his role... GV Prakash BGM (sic),” wrote a fan.” It's a kind of Retro Mass actioner with some beautiful performances & intense action, as usual Mega Prince Varun Tej steals the show with his stellar performance, director Karuna Kumar wonderfully recreated that vintage retro vibe,” reads a post. ”Matka is the Unanimous Winner. Just Varun Tej Performance beats Kanguva and bayata talk kooda ade undi. Telugu Cinema shines yet again,” wrote a Telugu cine-goer.

Matka: All you need to know

The Karuna Kumar directorial, which revolves around the rise of a gangster named ‘Matka’ Vasu, features Varun Tej in multiple avatars. Meenakshi Chaudhary appears as the female lead in the film, which stars Nora Fatehi, Saloni Aswani, Ajay Gosh, Satyam Rajesh, P Ravi Shankar, Achyuth Kumar, Kishore, Ravi Mariya, Naveen Chandra, LB Sriram and others in supporting roles. GV Prakash Kumar composed the music score. A Kishore Kumar is the director of photography.

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